Soap-holder.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

G. OWENS. SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1906.

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STATE S PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES oWENSTcIF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

SOAP-HOLDER- l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEs OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Soap-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to soap-holders; and its ject is to provide a soap-holder to contain a cake of soap for use 1n Shaving, &c., which will protect the soap, keep the same clean, revent the hands of the user from bei soi ed while using the soa' &c.

y invention is embodied 1n the followingdescribed mechanism and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my soap older. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View thereof, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. 1

A container A, preferably cylindrical in form, has a suitable Spring, (one form of which is shown as E, being spirally formed,) which spring is adapted to clasp and hold the soap cake B in a desired position, but so that the cake may be easily moved longitudinally by hand, the spring E being'also ada ted to press outwardly against the walls of t e container, it moving with the cake. This spring E forms a carrier for the soa cake, moving therewith and securely hol ing the same. One end K of the container has preferabl a shoulder J or other suitable projection su ficient to prevent the cake from passing through that end of the container. The cake may, however, pass out of the other end L of, the container when in use, and said container may be closed by the cap I when the soap is not in use. A cord C is attached in an suitable way to the cake or the spring E an extends through the end K of the con.- tainer, by means of which the cake may be drawn into the container. The inward pressure of the spring E on line 6 6 to clasp the cake and its outward pressure on line 5 5 to retain the cake and s ring in a desired position are illustrated in ig.

When it is desired to use the soap, the end of thecake is pushed out ofthe end L of the container by the finger bein inserted into the end K. The cake is hel in the desired position by the spring When the use is ended, the cake is drawn into the container by the cord C and the ca I replaced.

Not confining myse shown iurtherthan Set'forth in the claims, I claim 1. Ina soa -holder, a container having an orifice throug which the soapcake may pro ject, and another orifice through which means may be applied to push said cake into a desired osition,-said last orifice being providedwit a projection to prevent the passage. of said cake therethrough, a soap-can rier adapted to securely retain said cake, and a spring intermediate-the container and the carrier for holding in a desired position the carrier slidably in either direction.

2. In a soap -holder, a container and a spirally-formed soap-cake carrier having an inward spring-pressure on said cake for tightly clasping the same and an outward springpressure on the container for holding in a desired position the carrier and said cake slidably along the container in eitherdirection.

3. In a soa -holder, a container having an orifice through which the soap cake may project, a soap-carrier adapted to securely retain the soap cake free from the walls of the container, so that an air-passage is maintained between the soap-and the containerwalls, and a spring intermediate the container and the carrier for holding in a desired position the carrier slidably' in either direction.

4. In a soa -holder, a container having an orifice throug 1 which the soap cake may project, a soap-carrier adapted to securely retain the soap cake free from the walls of the container, so that an air-passage is maintained between the soap and the containerwalls, a spring intermediate the container and the carrier for holding in a desired position the carrier slidably in either direction, and a cord connected with the soap cake for drawing the same into the container.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES OWE NS.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. CANTRELL, W. B. GARVIN.

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